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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst | 21 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 81d1d5a74728..19f4423e70d9 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -4713,6 +4713,8 @@ prevent spurious wakeup); n = USB_QUIRK_DELAY_CTRL_MSG (Device needs a pause after every control message); + o = USB_QUIRK_HUB_SLOW_RESET (Hub needs extra + delay after resetting its port); Example: quirks=0781:5580:bk,0a5c:5834:gij usbhid.mousepoll= diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst index 164bf71149fd..30187d49dc2c 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst @@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ Disclosure and embargoed information The security list is not a disclosure channel. For that, see Coordination below. -Once a robust fix has been developed, our preference is to release the -fix in a timely fashion, treating it no differently than any of the other -thousands of changes and fixes the Linux kernel project releases every -month. - -However, at the request of the reporter, we will postpone releasing the -fix for up to 5 business days after the date of the report or after the -embargo has lifted; whichever comes first. The only exception to that -rule is if the bug is publicly known, in which case the preference is to -release the fix as soon as it's available. +Once a robust fix has been developed, the release process starts. Fixes +for publicly known bugs are released immediately. + +Although our preference is to release fixes for publicly undisclosed bugs +as soon as they become available, this may be postponed at the request of +the reporter or an affected party for up to 7 calendar days from the start +of the release process, with an exceptional extension to 14 calendar days +if it is agreed that the criticality of the bug requires more time. The +only valid reason for deferring the publication of a fix is to accommodate +the logistics of QA and large scale rollouts which require release +coordination. Whilst embargoed information may be shared with trusted individuals in order to develop a fix, such information will not be published alongside |